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Digital Editions DEPARTMENTS: - Remarketing - Fuel Page - Fleet Incentives - OEM Fleet Guides - New Products - News - Events - Calendar - Green Fleet - Names & Places - Members Area - White Paper CAF SURVEYS: "Fleet and Government Stimulus" Click here to subscribe to our RSS FEED. Get news as it is published! PUBLICATIONS: - Archived Issues	Fleet Briefs July 3, 2009 BC INCREASES FUEL TAX British Columbia increased tax rates on fuel, including gasoline and diesel, effective July 1, 2009. Gasoline is taxed 3.51 cents per litre and diesel 4.04 cents/litre. >> read more July 2, 2009 PORSCHE CARS CANADA APPOINTS CEO Joe Lawrence has been appointed CEO of Porsche Cars Canada. He brings experience as Director Sales for BMW Group Canada. >> read more July 2, 2009 THE NEW CHRYSLER - A STRONGER MORE GLOBALLY COMPETITIVE COMPANY A letter from Mr. Ken Tuckey, senior manager, national fleet talks about what is happening with Chrysler, especially here in Canada as it relates to Chrysler Canada National Fleet. >> read more July 2, 2009 DRIVERS MUST HEED STOPPED SCHOOL BUSSES In the United States, legislators in Rhode Island, Arkansas and North Carolina recently approved the use of cameras to record and prosecute drivers who pass stopped school busses embarking or disembarking students. >> read more June 30, 2009 FORD MOVES STRONGLY GREEN Helped by a U.S. Department of Energy $5.9 billion loan, the Ford Motor Company will pursue additional ‘green’ technologies. >> read more June 30, 2009 ALBERTA BANS ILLEGAL ARMOURED VEHICLES Alberta has amended Vehicle Equipment Regulations under the Traffic Safety Act, banning illegal armoured vehicles. Armoured vehicles can now be required undergo safety inspections. >> read more June 29, 2009 NISSAN WILL PRODUCE PROPOSED ZERO-EMISSION VEHICLES IN THE U.S.A. Nissan North America (NNA) will build zero-emissions vehicles and lithium-ion batteries at its Smyrna, Tennessee plant. The U.S. Department of Energy conditionally approved $1.6 billion loan for the project. >> read more June 26, 2009 HYDRO-QUEBEC AND FORD JOIN TO TEST ESCAPE PHEVS The Ford Motor Company’s North American demonstration and research program for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) is now a component of Hydro-Quebec and Electric Power research Institute’s test program. >> read more Calendar JULY 2009 July 8 Ontario's Green Energy Act Webinar >> read more July 15 - 19 IBC “Be smart, Be safe” Road safety Tour >> read more

July 3, 2009
BC INCREASES FUEL TAX
British Columbia increased tax rates on fuel, including gasoline and diesel, effective July 1, 2009. Gasoline is taxed 3.51 cents per litre and diesel 4.04 cents/litre.
>> read more

July 2, 2009
PORSCHE CARS CANADA APPOINTS CEO
Joe Lawrence has been appointed CEO of Porsche Cars Canada. He brings experience as Director Sales for BMW Group Canada.
>> read more

July 2, 2009
THE NEW CHRYSLER - A STRONGER MORE GLOBALLY COMPETITIVE COMPANY
A letter from Mr. Ken Tuckey, senior manager, national fleet talks about what is happening with Chrysler, especially here in Canada as it relates to Chrysler Canada National Fleet.
>> read more

July 2, 2009
DRIVERS MUST HEED STOPPED SCHOOL BUSSES
In the United States, legislators in Rhode Island, Arkansas and North Carolina recently approved the use of cameras to record and prosecute drivers who pass stopped school busses embarking or disembarking students.
>> read more

June 30, 2009
FORD MOVES STRONGLY GREEN
Helped by a U.S. Department of Energy $5.9 billion loan, the Ford Motor Company will pursue additional ‘green’ technologies.
>> read more

June 30, 2009
ALBERTA BANS ILLEGAL ARMOURED VEHICLES
Alberta has amended Vehicle Equipment Regulations under the Traffic Safety Act, banning illegal armoured vehicles. Armoured vehicles can now be required undergo safety inspections.
>> read more

June 29, 2009
NISSAN WILL PRODUCE PROPOSED ZERO-EMISSION VEHICLES IN THE U.S.A.
Nissan North America (NNA) will build zero-emissions vehicles and lithium-ion batteries at its Smyrna, Tennessee plant. The U.S. Department of Energy conditionally approved $1.6 billion loan for the project.
>> read more

June 26, 2009
HYDRO-QUEBEC AND FORD JOIN TO TEST ESCAPE PHEVS
The Ford Motor Company’s North American demonstration and research program for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) is now a component of Hydro-Quebec and Electric Power research Institute’s test program.
>> read more